Puzzle.



J. S. SCOTT.

PUZZLE.

APPLlCATION FILED nov. H. 1916.

1,236,769. j PatentdA11g.14,1917.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN 511mm sco r'r, or :erciiivronn, VIRGINIA.

PUZZLE.

Application filed November 11, 1916.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JOHN Soon, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at R1ch mond, in the county of Henrico andState of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPuzzles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a puzzle andone of its objects is the provision of a device of this character, whichshall be simple, durable and efficient, and which may be manufacturedand sold at a comparatively low cost.

Another object of this invention is to pro-- vide a pair ofhorseshoeshaped members connected together and having a substantiallyhorseshoe-shaped member capable of sliding on either of thehorseshoeshaped members on which is mounted a ring to be removed fromthe horseshoeshaped members to solve the puzzle.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my in vention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 isa plan view of a puzzle, constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a. side elevation of the same,

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2 looking in thedirection indicated by the arrows,

Fig. 1 is a similar view taken on the line 4- 1 of Fig. 2 looking in thedirection indicated by the arrows, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which the ringis removed from the horseshoe-shaped members.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates as anentirety a horseshoe-shaped member constructed from a continuous pieceof wire bent upon itself and having each end bent to form eyes 2. The

Specification of Letters Patent.

reamed Aug. 14, 1917.

Serial No. 130,762.

numeral 2 indicates a horseshoe-shaped member constructed from acontinuous piece of wire having its leg portions passed through the eyes2 of the horseshoe-shaped member 1 and bent to form eyes 3 for pivotallyc0I1- necting the members 1 and 2 together. Secured to the leg portionsof the member 2 is a slidable guard 4. A substantially horseshoe-shapedmember 5 has its leg portions converging in the direction of each otherand the ends thereof bent to engage the member 1 by forming eyes 6. Aguard 7 is rigidly secured to the member 5 for aiding in preventing thepuzzle from being solved. A ring 8 is mounted on the leg portions of themember 5 which is adapted to be removed from the member 5and the members1 and 2 to solve the puzzle, which will be hereinafter morefullydescribed.

To solve the puzzle, the member 5 is slid in the direction of one of theeyes of the member 1 as illustrated in Fig. 3. The member 2 is thenfolded under the member 1 and the ring is slid or passed over the eyes 2and 3 of the members 1 and 2 upon one of the leg portions of saidmembers until the ring is free to slide upon the members 1 and 2 and beremoved from the other end as illustrated in Fig. 3.

The guard 4c is slidable on the member 2 and will permit the ring toslide freely thereon.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawing, itwill be noted that a puzzle has been provided which 'is attractive, neatand ornamental in form and yet which will present a puzzle apparentlyimpossible to solve.

hile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made Without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A puzzle comprisinga pair of horseshoeshaped members having their ends bent upon each otherin the formation of eyes to pivotally connect said members together, asubstantially horseshoe-shaped member having its ends bent upon one ofthe horseshoeber and adapted to be removed therefrom shaped members, aguard secured to said substantially, horseshoe-shaped member, a guardslidably secured to one of the horseshoe-shaped members, and a ringmounted on the substantially horseshoe-shaped mem- In testimony whereofI aflix my signature 1n presence of two wltnesses.

JOHN G. DABNEY,

to solve the puzzle. OTTO U. GARDNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

